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I was on a hunt and the temperature was high and one of my dogs got overheated. What do you think would be the best thing for me to do? He's not eating and barely drinking.

Did you put alcohol on his ears and pads of his feet? Hose him down good. Get him in the ac. Can you get any lactated ringers? Sub-q fluids would be a good thing for sure....as hydration is of the utmost importance....

Thanks Mrs. L.a HD. I dont know about lactated ringers. I've been giving him fluids and broth though. I just fed him and he ssems fine . Just wanna be on the safe side. I've been wanting to see if you had any pups or one thats started.

No prob. Make sure he stays hydrated and let him sit up for a bit. You can get a bag of IV fluids/lactated ringers from a vet if need be, and give him fluids under his skin if needed. 
Shoot me a pm and I can answer those other questions for ya.
Hope your boy recovers well!


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Lost my main catch dog couple weeks ago same situation did everything I could to save em but it was too late, almost lost my other bulldog too but he made it... Gave him pidialite every day until he started eating he didn't eat for a few days he made a full recovery

its been said on here 100 times but just in case either of you with the overheated dogs missed it I'll say it one more time...................after they have overheated once they are more suceptible to it occurring again so keep a close eye on them while in the woods........ just a friendly heads up.

We used to have trouble with bird dogs over heating down in south Texas. The hunting was done out of a truck so we carried gallon milk jugs in a cooler and covered it with ice. We would cool the dogs before we started then 5 minutes later, 10 minutes later, and finally 15 minutes later. The water was put on their ears and neck, on their belly and their back. Ears and neck are important because the blood is close to the surface at those points. I would make sure I had some cold water in a cooler on my 4 wheeler if I was hunting when it is hot.

I haven't tried them on a dog but the cool rags you can buy at Lowes works pretty good. Bought one the other day and all you have to do is wet it and it gets pretty cool. Might try that.

Pedialite for babies has helped me in the past with overheated dogs. Gets electrolytes back in them from a long hot hunt.

Thanks everyone.  Pediatric and chicken broth have him feeling much better. Just gonna sit him up a few weeks

I only lost one dog in my life to heat while hunting (lost another one at home) and my dog had to be carried out that night so I cooled him as soon as possible and got him hydrated as best I could.  After getting home he seemed to be fine so I put him on his chain and watched him drink some more and felt good that he was not hurt from the situation and went to bed.  I checked him the next morning and he was laying in a tight little ball in front of his dog house  sleeping and alive.  Upon arriving home from work I noticed he had not even uncurled all day but was still alive.  I then knew he was not alright.  I took him to the vet and they IV'ed him and got him to feeling better but I'm sad to report that Ol' Rambo was never the same and less than two weeks later I found him dead in his dog house.

Its a bad deal an I know thats not exactly the positive feedback you were hoping for but thats my only experience with this.   Good luck

Yeah if it's severe enough their internal organs will shut down. Had a clients dog lose his vision and become paralyzed in his rear end once. Like everyone else said, just remember that once it happens to a dog that dog is at high risk for it to happen again.


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This thread reminds me as to why I don't hunt my dogs if it's over 80 degrees and I don't vest bulldogs over 70 degrees. Good dogs are hard to come by....


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